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>> /P 12 0 R endobj /Pg 15 0 R E.g., Celgard, LLC v. LG Chem., Ltd, No. >> endobj 335 0 obj Cal. << >> 355 0 obj The attorney appointed to represent Orioles owner Peter Angelos in his family's fight over his fortune has rejected a move to disqualify him from the case, calling allegations that he has . /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. ECF No. /K 3 << Ensure that the info you add to the Motion To Disqualify Counsel Sample Texas is up-to-date and accurate. /K 1 /Pg 42 0 R Rule 2.330 (e). >> /S /P 277 0 obj << 228 0 obj /K 23 << /Lang (EN-US) >> >> Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. endobj /Rotate 0 >> /K 37 << /K 1 62 0 obj 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /Lang (EN-US) 258 0 obj << /P 528 0 R 34 [345 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R 349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R 354 0 R >> /K 2 /Type /Page << 371 FILED 6/23/97. << 250 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 48 0 obj 196 0 obj endobj 106 0 obj Two important pre-motion strategies are effective. /Pg 15 0 R 282 0 obj >> >> Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /Pg 25 0 R 203 0 obj /S /P >> 219 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Length 532 0 R >> You cannot start a case by filing a motion. /K 11 >> 224 0 obj << << /Contents [459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R] /S /P CHAPTER 10. SANCTIONS FOR FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS - Texas endobj /P 505 0 R /S /P /S /P << << /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj << /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /S /P ), aff'd, 979 F.2d 912 (2d Cir. /P 288 0 R endobj /P 507 0 R << /Resources 395 0 R /StructParents 22 /Type /Page endobj /S /P endobj endobj << >> 1. endobj << /P 508 0 R << << endobj /K 7 /K 12 Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel << Thus, there is no bright-line rule or test to determine whether an attorney should be disqualified because of her or his playbook knowledge. endobj 77 0 obj California Rules of Court: Title Eight Rules /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Type /Page 302 0 R null] 135 0 obj >> /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict. << 97 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << 353 0 obj /S /Reference >> /S /TOCI /Pg 16 0 R PDF Writing, Scheduling, and Opposing or Replying to Motions Guides for 328 0 obj 49 0 obj /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R] /StructParents 14 >> /P 12 0 R Motion to Disqualify an Attorney for Florida State Circuit Court 0000005497 00000 n 164 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /S /P Make certain each and every area has been filled in properly. << << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 29 0 R << /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] /P 508 0 R << >> 265 0 obj /K 2 /Rotate 0 << 107 0 obj >> /S /P 268 0 obj /Pg 46 0 R /P 505 0 R << Dec. 16, 2014) (the court noted that [m]otions to disqualify opposing counsel are viewed with suspicion). /K 4 United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d at 494; United States v. Roberson, 897 F.2d 1092, 1098 (11th Cir. << /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) endobj << 43 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 29 0 R /K [54 301 0 R 56] Background "Florida courts have held that disqualification of counsel "is an extraordinary remedy and should only be resorted to sparingly." (Manning v. Cooper (2008) 981 So.2d 668, 670 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Alexander v. At that point, the attorney is put in the awkward position of either explaining to the client why he or she should pay more money to keep the attorney, or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 509 0 R /S /TOCI /K 10 Turn in your completed forms by mail or efiling. /Lang (EN-US) 292 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 2014-1675 (Fed.Cir. 12. stream /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 In denying the defendants' motion, the court relied on the fact that there were other investigating agents present at the meeting who could testify to what occurred during the meeting. >> /Pg 16 0 R 329 0 obj >> /Pg 15 0 R >> << >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] /K 4 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . /Pg 22 0 R 191 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K [12 521 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) The defendant may not call the prosecutors as witnesses unless there is a compelling need to do so. /S /P /Lang (EN-US) RESPONSE TO ORDER REGARDING APPOINTMENT, MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PRESIDING OFFICER, AND MOTION FOR A STAY PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY I, Adam C. Sloane, hereby state that: 1. /Lang (EN-US) 110 0 obj /K 5 /Parent 9 0 R /StructParents 28 endobj /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) endobj Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. 297 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) In recent months, a number of high-profile disqualification motions have been reported.1 Many disqualification motions are well-founded. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R >> 348 0 obj endobj << /Lang (EN-US) << Cf. /S /Link << /Pg 29 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 45 0 R to the subject matter of this litigation. >> 197 0 obj endobj >> The law with respect to disqualification varies depending on the conflict relation and the poten-tially harmed party. endobj In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. 0000009036 00000 n /K 1 Petitioner also filed a pretrial motion seeking to disqualify the Broward County State Attorney's Office from prosecuting him and asking the court to dismiss the indictment due to prosecutorial misconduct. Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. Tenorio moves to supplement his Response to the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment with two cases: Jordan v. /P 12 0 R << >> /Resources 466 0 R 271 0 obj 237 0 obj /K 24 In Sacramento, the . /S /P /P 12 0 R RESPONSE to Motion re 31 MOTION to Disqualify Counsel filed by Xcentric /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 6 << << >> /Parent 3 0 R /K 11 >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) 79 0 obj Disqualification Motions in Texas: Don't Sit On Your Rights! endobj endobj << endobj /K 5 /P 12 0 R Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations.5 After all, parties filing disqualification motions based on multiple representation conflicts are typically strangers to the attorneyclient relationship. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) /S /TOCI A motion is usually made in writing. endobj /Pg 16 0 R << >> /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 27 0 R /S /Reference endobj 330 0 R 162 0 R] << 163 0 obj 0000009248 00000 n >> /Pg 46 0 R 3. endobj /Pg 17 0 R /K 8 /Contents [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R] You are responsible for serving the other party with a copy of your filed forms, usually by mail or e-service. /Lang (EN-US) >> << /Lang (EN-US) 3 [null 304 0 R 305 0 R 304 0 R null 306 0 R 307 0 R 306 0 R null 308 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 132 0 R 31 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Annots [] /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 529 0 R << /S /P >> << << /Type /StructTreeRoot /P 12 0 R >> 13. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 16 0 R 38 0 obj /K 18 /Pg 43 0 R << on January 7, 2002. 173 0 obj 344 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 6 endobj The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 29 0 R /Resources 498 0 R Colorado Judicial Branch - Self Help - Forms - Miscellaneous General Use Visit the Civil General Use forms page.. Self-Help Resources Formularios en Espaol. /Annots [] >> 13 [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R] /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) PDF United States District Court for The District of New Hampshire Please click Confirm below to continue. /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << >> However, by understanding the underpinnings of this ethical issue, attorneys will be better prepared to anticipate, respond to, or even avoid motions to disqualify. /Pg 17 0 R endobj /Pg 38 0 R endobj /K 0 >> Id. With respect to the events that occurred during the prosecutors' meeting with the defendant, it is not essential that the prosecuting attorneys testify at trial. /Lang (EN-US) 312 0 obj Here, two FBI agents were present during the defendant's meeting with the prosecutors and are available to testify as to what took place during the meeting. endobj /Lang (EN-US) An oral motion on the record, by an attorney of record, IS a formal motion, even if not accepted and demanded by the court to be submitted in writing. >> /K 0 This sample opposition to California motion to vacate judgment with an attorney affidavit of fault is used to oppose a motion made under the mandatory attorney affidavit of fault provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 473 (b) on several grounds including that the motion is untimely, does not include the required attorney affidavit of 156 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) 103 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) >> << /P 12 0 R /K 2 endobj 1857 0 obj <>stream endobj /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) 41 0 obj /StructParents 9 /Type /Page << He also made /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 298 0 obj /Resources 367 0 R /S /P endobj 188 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 39 /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /P /K 7 << . 303 0 obj the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and. endobj /Lang (EN-US) 17 0 obj /S /H3 endobj /Type /Page /Pg 38 0 R /K 12 endobj /S /P are satisfied. /K [42 295 0 R 44] /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /K 51 /Parent 3 0 R /K 18 >> /S /P >> /S /Link >> endobj U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ANTITRUST DIVISION 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Rm. /K 3 Myers v. Porter (In re Estate of Myers), 130 P.3d 1023, 1025 (Colo. 2006). endobj /P 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 15 0 R /S /TOC /Lang (EN-US) northwoods educational foundation, inc.'s reply to plaintiff's response to motion to disqualify and response to motion for sanctions << >> Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. /Pg 20 0 R A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 >> Colo. RPC 1.9 does not define a substantially related matter,. endobj /Lang (EN-US) /P 310 0 R /S /TOCI /S /P /P 12 0 R /S /Reference /P 133 0 R /S /P For example, if you need more time to answer a complaint or petition, you can file a motion to extend the time to answer. /S /P >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 0 71 0 obj /Pg 41 0 R >> endobj /Pg 21 0 R 157 0 obj /Pg 28 0 R +126:*l1%HQa7m'PfQn /Rotate 0 /S /P /Pg 22 0 R >> /P 12 0 R 0000002415 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) See Fed. 338 0 obj /K 0 << Occasionally a Motion, Opposition, or . >> /S /P /Pg 32 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 20 0 R 7 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 9. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 << /P 530 0 R 72 0 obj endobj In New York, that motion requires: the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel. /Type /Page endobj endobj /Tabs /S >> /S /P /Lang (EN-US) >> /Parent 6 0 R 321 0 obj 280 0 obj endobj 275 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R Notice of Motion and Motion. endobj << /Type /Page This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. /S /P /P 508 0 R 343 0 obj <>stream 10 [106 0 R 107 0 R 108 0 R 109 0 R] endobj /Lang (EN-US) 291 0 obj The facts stated in Mrs. Landes' Response to the Motion to Disqualify, are true and correct, including the fact that I do not have Mr. Cuzdey's client file. /P 12 0 R /S /P >> 7. Affidavit to Disqualify or Recuse Judge for Prejudice - US Legal Forms /Lang (EN-US) endobj 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R 225 0 obj /Contents [453 0 R 454 0 R 455 0 R] 317 0 obj 154 0 obj PDF Greenberg traurig opposition to motion to disqualify >> /K 30 >> 116 0 obj 120 0 obj Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing /Lang (EN-US) Attorney Mulcahey's representation of [Appellant] ended almost four years ago. /Endnote /Note /K 14 endobj Litigation and Dispute Resolution in the UnitedStates, Four Things to Know About Motions to Disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R 163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R 166 0 R >> 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). My name is Adam C. Sloane. 187 0 obj /K 6 /S /P /Annots [] >> /S /Footnote endstream endobj 234 0 obj <. /Pg 38 0 R <<329FC6C22BACB2110A0030BBE330FF7F>]/Prev 482690>> /P 12 0 R << 136 0 obj 19 0 obj << << /Type /Page endobj /Parent 10 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /S /P 65 0 obj << >> /Tabs /S /Parent 7 0 R /Rotate 0 302 0 obj /Contents [429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R] /P 528 0 R >> /K 9 27 0 obj << << /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R << /Pg 17 0 R >> endobj << /S /H1 30 [174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R] /Pg 33 0 R >> << at 391. << Finally, assess whether the firm or different counsel should defend the motion to disqualify. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). endobj >> 354 0 obj 124 0 obj /K 20 >> /P 508 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /Link /P 12 0 R << /K 1 x+ | UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. /S /P endobj /K [46 297 0 R 48] /S /TOCI /S /Link /P 12 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /P 292 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 0000013798 00000 n /P 12 0 R << >> This motion to disqualify is based on a single and brief telephone call in October 2007 for which there is neither a record nor an estimate of duration by Chinois counsel. /StructParents 19 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) MOTIONS DISQUALIFY LITIGATION - State Bar of Texas The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning PDF Motion And, If Filed, Determined in The District Court of Appeal of (quoting People ex rel. endobj >> endobj /S /P /S /P 46 0 obj endobj /Resources 482 0 R << /Parent 11 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj >> Co. v. Isham, 782 F.Supp. 0000000016 00000 n Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, and Carrie J. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to this Court's October 12, 2022 order, hereby responds to Mr. Syed's motion to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for the State of Maryland or strike the State as a party to the appeal and states as follows: I. /P 322 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 218 0 obj Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. 207 0 obj Defendant's Motion at 1. /S /H1 << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 19 0 R << 524, 528 (D.Colo. /Lang (EN-US) /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 440 0 R 60 0 obj << 0000004058 00000 n motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. 238 0 obj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 /Pg 17 0 R 35 [192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 337 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 17 0 R 438 0 obj /Pg 43 0 R 284 0 obj >> >> 332 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 1 Notice of Motion and Motion. 81 0 obj /Tabs /S 104 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R >> /K 0 255 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj PDF No. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PATRICIA LANDES, v /Lang (EN-US) << Rule 8.54. >> /P 508 0 R >> >> 150 0 obj /P 509 0 R 310 0 obj endobj /K 14 /S /P /P 12 0 R To proceed, please click Accept. /K 14 /S /P /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. endobj /K 2 1992) (citations omitted). endobj /Pg 16 0 R >> endobj >> /P 12 0 R << 1 /. endobj << /Pg 44 0 R endobj endobj 263 0 obj endobj ________________________ United States District Judge. /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S << << endobj superceded, 764 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` 358 0 obj endobj >> 39 0 obj /K 8 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P >> /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R /K 1 349 0 obj /Subscript /Span See also Harlan, 54 P.3d at 877 (the Court noted that [i]n determining whether disqualification is warranted the critical question is whether the litigation can be conducted in fairness to all parties and explained that [d]isqualification should not be imposed unless the claimed misconduct in some way taints the trial or legal system) (quoting Fed. He then filed a Motion for Discovery on January 29, 2002, and a Motion for Evidentiary Hearing on February 1, 2002. /P 508 0 R /Pg 23 0 R 229 0 obj >> /K 12 /K [11 511 0 R] /K 5 /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R endobj /Tabs /S 66 0 obj /S /P /P 12 0 R Upon consideration of the defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. /K 0 /P 302 0 R /Superscript /Span /K 0 3.7." Venters, 293 Kan. at 103. /P 531 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R 160 0 obj >> Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. endobj << << /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /P 12 0 R >> >> /Lang (EN-US) << disqualify Attorney Burt; and (3) plaintiff's motion to disqualify Attorneys Will and Wyatt. This is because it must be presumed that a client shared confidences with its attorney pursuant to the attorneyclient relationship.9 Appreciating this distinction is important to successfully making or defeating a motion to disqualify. 119 0 obj endobj /K 4 endobj You are switching to another language. /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 44 0 R 4. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 8 /Pg 43 0 R /Pg 17 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 505 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R 66 0 R 339 0 obj Once a motion to disqualify the judge in question has been filed, the judge will be served a copy of the affidavit. >> /StructParents 13 /Annots [] << /P 12 0 R /S /P /P 163 0 R << 306 0 obj >> << /K 6 /P 505 0 R /K 5 /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- Drew Mazzeo and his firm should be disqualified from further representation of Landes in this matter, due to ethical obligations toward Cuzdey as a former client, incurred when Mr. Mazzeo purchased the practice of endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 12 0 R According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.6 The moving partys burden for a motion to disqualify is satisfied only when the motion to disqualify sets forth specific facts that point to a clear danger that either prejudices counsels client or his adversary.7. /P 508 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Pg 37 0 R 99 0 obj /StructParents 25 >> /S /P /Pg 20 0 R /K 20 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 0 /P 12 0 R /S /P /A 515 0 R 170 0 obj 11 [110 0 R 111 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R] endobj /P 12 0 R /Pg 18 0 R 16.23(c) to the U.S. Department of Justice for the testimony of Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /Pg 20 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 336 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 126 0 obj >> 208 0 obj >> /Pg 34 0 R >> << /K [22 285 0 R 24] When it's warranted, a motion to disqualify the opposing counsel can be a potent weapon. /P 55 0 R /K 20 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R 108 0 obj /K 30 endobj /Pg 45 0 R /K 2 << ), op. endobj As another court has observed "[t]he law does not liberally permit a defendant to call a prosecutor as a witness. /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Frequently, a former client accuses the attorney of having insider information regarding the client that does not rise to the level of a client confidence. 167 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /S /P 15 0 obj Motions to Disqualify Counsel Unpredictable On the contrary, a defendant must demonstrate a compelling and legitimate need to do so. endobj 95 0 obj << /Pg 15 0 R /K 21 (b) The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated. 10 0 obj An official website of the United States government. /K 1 /S /H1 Moreover, other witnesses are available to testify about the contested facts on which the defendant's Motion is based. 1 18 U.S.C. /K 11 endobj Almost five years later, the Wife's former counsel filed a notice of appearance, and on December 29, 2016, almost seven years after the initial motion was filed, the Wife filed a "renewed motion to disqualify." The 2016 motion alleged not only that the Husband's attorney prepared the agreement and would be a 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream /P 12 0 R /K 16 /S /P /Resources 418 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Pg 26 0 R << /P 12 0 R endstream endobj startxref /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> >> /Pg 30 0 R 272 0 obj 29 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R The Motion Clerk shall enter the "Answer" or "Response" Date on the Cover Sheet. /P 529 0 R 123 0 obj << The Attorney General's Response to the Motion to Disqualify him and his Office from this matter is essentially this: rules are fine for everyone else, but I don't have to follow them. /Lang (EN-US) 1. /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 endobj /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations. << endobj /Lang (EN-US) /K 27 endobj /S /TOCI 185 0 obj /Type /Page << /K 1 /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 1 >> << /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << << /S /Sect /P 55 0 R /Pg 45 0 R 1992). 30 0 obj 13 0 obj /P 12 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R endobj endobj 87 0 obj /S /P >> This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /Lang (EN-US) After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /Lang (EN-US) 350 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . endobj /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /Kids [30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R 34 0 R] Brown v. Encompass Ins. /P 12 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /K 5 Northwoods Educational Foundation, Inc.'S Reply to Plaintiff'S Response /P 508 0 R endobj /S /P << << 28 [169 0 R 170 0 R] /P 531 0 R 114 0 obj << /P 306 0 R /Pg 23 0 R >> /P 531 0 R endobj /Pg 19 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 182 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj 0000008829 00000 n /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) When a party wants to ask an Administrative Law Judge, or "ALJ," to do or change something about their case, it is called a "motion." Examples are requesting that a date for mediation be scheduled or that two cases be combined into one hearing (called a "consolidation").

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